"The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined. Their homes can be invaded." ~ Vance Packard

On This Day in History - Nov. 17

November 17, 1800 - Congress met in Washington, D.C. for the first time. An unfortunate day in America's history.
November 17, 1989 - The beginning of the Velvet Revolution, which led to the downfall of communism in Czechslovakia.